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60 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 19 Critics What's this?

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8.3 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 10 Ratings

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  • Starring: Christian Berkel, Moritz Bleibtreu, Oliver Stokowski
  • Summary: Inspired by the Stanford Prison Experiment, this psychological drama focuses on twenty paid recruits who are divided into groups "prisoners" and "guards" and are let loose in a controlled prison-like environment.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 19
  3. Negative: 1 out of 19
  1. New Times (L.A.)
    Reviewed by: Bill Gallo
    80
    En route, we also get a chance to examine the nature of the self and the responsibilities of science. Das Experiment has all this and more, excitingly packaged as a prison movie featuring superb performances and high emotional tension.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    60
    First-time feature filmmaker Oliver Hirschbiegel maintains a riveting sense of simmering brutality.
  3. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
    30
    Too much of a mess to say anything with assurance, pieced together as it is from mismatched institutional movies such as "Cool Hand Luke" and "Shock Corridor" -- with "Lord of the Flies" thrown in for good measure -- and turning on plot points that simply don't wash.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4

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